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Smeal and Scholar alumnus wins prize for best undergraduate finance research
Penn State alumnus Matthew Cherry was awarded best paper/presentation at a Financial Management Association meeting for his undergraduate research on the effects of 5G technology on mergers and acquisitions.
Telepresence Robot at the 2018 Undergraduate Exhibition
A student in the Energy and Sustainability Program at Penn State participates in the 2018 Poster exhibition at University Park from her home in Florida.
A Dutton Institute production.
Video courtesy of the Department of Earth and Mineral Science
2018 Erickson Discovery Grant Recipients
Funded through the Office of Undergraduate Education and support from Colleges.
Troy Adams
Eberly College of Science
Age Estimation Model From DNA Methylation and Accuracy Under Variable Strain Using Nanopore Sequencing
Julio Aira IV
Abington
Sustainability and Testing of 3D Printing Prosthetic Socket
Jacob John Alexander
Behrend
Study of the Elastic Recovery and Residual Hoop Stress in Steel-Aluminum Rings
Vivek Anil
Engineering
Graphene-based Scaffold for Neuron Regeneration Study
Audrey Arner
Eberly College of Science
The functional and evolutionary genomics of sexual dimorphism in Homo sapiens
Eric Louis Baker
Engineering
Determining Causes of Attrition in Engineering Graduate Students Through Natural Language Processing
Bridget Baksa
Berks
Multi-Objective Spatial Clustering with Multiple Constraints
Rebecca Anne Barnes
The Liberal Arts
Switching between languages that share the same vocabulary: What keeps them apart?
Celeste Marie Belknap
Arts and Architecture
Nina Makarova's Symphony in D Minor: a study of her composition in the context of political and gender oppression
Emily R Blaker
University College
The Effects of School Stress on Student-Athlete Academics and Sport Enjoyment
Nathaniel Andrew Bledsoe
Eberly College of Science
Activation of Factor XII in Respect to Cardiovascular Biomaterial
Andrew Sean Blount
Eberly College of Science
Detecting Anti-Neutrinos with WATCHMAN
Anna Pauline Brogan
Eberly College of Science
The Investigation of Antiprotozoal KKL-8692 as a trans-Translation Inhibiting Compound for Antimicrobial Use
Cole Tyler Brown
Behrend
A Tale of Terrestrial Origins: A Hypothesis for Water on the Primordial Mars
Kathryn K Bruce
University College
The evolutionary and molecular mechanisms of sexual size dimorphism in the common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Rebecca Bussard
Eberly College of Science
Analyzing Deformation of Telica Volcano through the Use of Remote Sensing Data
Darcy Chia Calabria
The Liberal Arts
The Relationship between Cult and Iron Smithing at Phoenician Tel Akko, Israel
Mia Elizabeth Caputo
The Liberal Arts
Self-Resemblance and the Cross-Race Memory Effect
Sabrina Anne Carrozzi
Engineering
On-Demand 3D Printing Thermally Cured Polymer Nanoparticle Composites
Julia Catena
Eberly College of Science
Determining the Tissue Specificity of an NAD+ Biosynthetic Enzyme in C. elegans
Ian David Chamberlain
University College
The Physiological and Environmental Effects of Caffeinated Compost on Green Beans.
Yumih Chang
Arts and Architecture
Documentation and Multimedia Display Creation on Keisuke Oka's "Arimasuton-Biru" for New Media and Architectural Studies
Carlos M Curay
Eberly College of Science
The Correlation of Spontaneous Seizures to Cardiac Damage in Epileptic Rat Models
Ryan Michael Czekaj
Arts and Architecture
Primary Source Research for Elgar's "Three Characteristic Pieces"
Lauren Echols
The Liberal Arts
Syntactic ambiguity resolution in Spanish speakers and Spanish-English bilinguals
Victor David Ellis
Eberly College of Science
Mechanism Of Recombination In Enteroviruses
Emma Stephanie Gogarnoiu
Eberly College of Science
KH protein domains and how they bind to Fe (II).
Chujie Gong
Engineering
A 3D Image-based Study of Biomechanics for Glenoid Implant and Bone
Nakul Grover
The Liberal Arts
Impact of immigration in South Asia: Burmese immigrants in Bangladesh and migration to India
Mindy Sarah Gruzin
University College
Evolutionary consequence of genome duplication on developmental expression of octopamine receptor in the common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Catherine Elise Hanagan
Earth and Mineral Sciences
Tectonics, Magmatism, and Climate Change: Investigating the Location and Magnitude of North America-Eurasia plate motion in Iceland
Tice Ryan Harkins
Eberly College of Science
Characterizing Flow and Clotting in PDMS Channels Using Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry
Michael T Heigh
Eberly College of Science
Using Pectin Mutants in Arabidopsis thaliana to Better Understand Plant Cell Growth
Corey Herr
Eberly College of Science
Hardware Development and Data Analysis for LZ Dark Matter Detector
Raymond Lawrence Hoy
The Liberal Arts
Analyzing Student Usage and Attitudes Towards Green2Go to Promote a More Cost Effective To-go Container
Ya-Lin Huang
Engineering
CTC Recognition by Image Processing for FMSA Liquid Biopsy
Maria Rose Hudock
Engineering
Softshell Turtle Collagen for the Development of a Lung Tissue Scaffold
Kailash Jayachandran
Eberly College of Science
Determining the Mechanism of NeuroD1 Mediated Reprogramming of Astrocytes into Glutamatergic Neurons
Catherine Karbasiafshar
Eberly College of Science
Exploration of suppressor mutations in a Bacillus subtilis strain deficient for NusA
Annalyse K Kehs
Engineering
Application of Artificial Intelligence to Detect Lycorma delicatula
Itsuhiro Ko
Agricultural Sciences
Detecting mobile DNA movement between host and parasitic plant, a potential mechanism of HGT
Nicole Grace Laganke
Eberly College of Science
Investigating the Lethality in NAD+ Deficient nmrk-1 Caenorhabditis elegans in Environments of Oxidative Stress
Joash Makalani Lake
Eberly College of Science
Wolbachia Infection: Understanding the Requirements between Aedes aegypti and Wolbachia
Samantha Long
University College
How Student Satisfaction and Motivation in School is affected by Negative Life Events
Gregory Paul Lutz
University College
Exploring the Physiological Causation of Parasitic Host Manipulation
Fabiola Maldonado
Eberly College of Science
Neural Excitability and Inflammation in High Fat Diet Induced Depressive-Like Brain States
Kathryn Lynn Mayberry
The Liberal Arts
Reclaiming Disabled Poetry; William Carlos Williams' Late Work
Phoebe McClincy
Earth and Mineral Sciences
Primordial Black Holes as a Dark Matter Candidate
Christian Murphy
Engineering
Proposal for Automated Design for Additive Manufacturing Optimization through Machine Learning
Jeremy Mysliwiec
Eberly College of Science
Analysis of a two-population chemotaxis model with competitive dynamics
Lane Z Naugle
Agricultural Sciences
Testing the effect of anthropogenic noise pollution upon nesting songbird communication channels and reproductive success
Vance Noah
Behrend
Synthesis and Biochemical Evaluation of Piperine Amide Analogs for Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition
Danielle Marie Reilly
University College
Using Evolutionary Relevant Fear Stimuli to Enhance Memory
Colton Ruggery
Eberly College of Science
The Effects of the ?3?4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Antagonist, 18-Methoxycoronaridine (18-MC), on Alcohol-Related Behaviors
Rachel E Shriver
Education
Más Que Mojitos: Reciprocity within Global Conversations Course
Benjamin Simonson
Eberly College of Science
Life-history trade-off between immunity and thermoregulation in bumblebees
Jessica Jean Smith
Eberly College of Science
Development of Citrate/Magnesium Phosphate Dual Network Injectable Composites for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
Emily C Snell
Eberly College of Science
In Vitro and Ex Vivo profiling of Antibiotic Properties of Tetrazole Analogs that Target trans-Translation
Danielle Judy Spewak
Arts and Architecture
Reality Destination
Steven G Stamm
Berks
Reduction of Drag by Adding Longitudinal Grooves
Michelle Suhendra
Eberly College of Science
Functional Characterization of PF13_0114, an ApiAP2 transcription factor in malaria parasite P. falciparum
Lichen Sun
Engineering
Design of Low Leakage Pouch Cells for Electric Double-layer Capacitor (EDLC) Applications
Jonathan Frances Thomas
Eberly College of Science
In vivo analysis of the RNA binding domain of the transcriptional pausing factor, NELF
Gavin Turner
Eberly College of Science
Characterization of the FaRLiP Phycobilisome Complex by Knockout Mutagenesis in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7335
Seth Wilcox
Education
Large Scale Keyphrase Evaluation via Crowdsourcing
Madison I Winkowski
University College
Pharacological characterization of dopamine receptors in the common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Madeline Winn
Agricultural Sciences
Programmed Cell Death Proteins as CL Saviors: Examining the Role of PD-1 and PD-L1 in Luteal Rescue
Stephen Daniel Worrell
Agricultural Sciences
Characterizing IRE1alpha Dependent Leukocyte Recruitment Signaling in UV Induced Inflammation
Amanda Yaya
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of Interictal Hemodynamics in Rat Models Using Oxygen-Sensing Electrodes
Philip Navin Zachariah
Eberly College of Science
A Fly on the Wall: Bridging the Gap Between Penn State Research Laboratories and the Student Community
Chenzhang Zhou
Altoona
Why Phonons Behavior in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Matter
Everett Zofchak
Engineering
Synthesis of Polymeric Nanostructures Via Order-Order and Disorder-Order Transitions
Applications open for Undergraduate Research Exhibition
April 18, 2018 HUB-Robeson Center, University Park Campus
Poster Sessions
9:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., First Floor Lounges, Alumni, and Heritage Hall
Penn State's annual Undergraduate Exhibition communicates and celebrates the participation of undergraduate students from across the University in research and creative endeavors. Students from all Penn State campuses are eligible to enter research posters in the Undergraduate Exhibition. In conjunction with the Exhibition, a special performing arts showcase features creative accomplishments of students. All sessions of the Undergraduate Exhibition are open to the public.
Undergraduate Exhibition Poster Guidelines and Criteria - coming Fall 2017.
Poster entries will be accepted beginning February 12, 2018.
Questions about the Undergraduate Exhibition may be directed to Alan Rieck, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, at 814-863-1864 or ajr83@psu.edu.
2017 Undergraduate Exhibition Award Recipients
The Gerard A. Hauser Award
Brendan Sporer
College of Engineering
Active Neutralization in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion
Arts and Humanities
First place
Morgan Nachman
College of the Liberal Arts
Deliberating About Gun Policy
Course-Based Projects
First Place
Zhiyu Zhao
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
From Penrose to Escher -- Visualization of Almost Periodic Structure
Second Place
Katie Jo Smith
College of Health and Human Development Examining Primary Care Organizational Structure in Costa Rica: The EBAIS and ATAP
Third Place
Kaiyi Wu
Eberly College of Science
Haici Tan
Eberly College of Science
Estimating HIV Prevalence at Sub-national and Sub-population Level
Engineering
First Place
Rachel Sherbondy
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Corona Poling of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) Thick Films for Ultrasonic Transducers
Second Place
Katherine Heininger
College of Engineering
Can wearable sensors be used to capture engineering design team interactions? An Investigation into the Reliability of Sociometric Badges
Third Place
Kristen Hagenah
College of Engineering
Characterization of Thrombi through Mri And Histological Analysis of Erythrocyte Ghost Clots
Health and Life Sciences
First Place
Erin Vrana
Eberly College of Science
Characterization of the Role of UIS12 in Plasmodium yoelii Male Gametocyte Activation
Second Place
Daniel Snellings
Eberly College of Science
The Cost of Color: Investigating Pigmentation as a Bioindicator of Bee Nutrition
Third Place
Carley Miller
Eberly College of Science
The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist Varenicline Alters Ethanol-induced Ataxia and Ethanol Consumption in Adolescent C57BL/6J Mice
Physical Sciences
First Place
Cullen Dixon
College of Agricultural Sciences
Testing the Role of Sorghum 3-deoxyanthocyanidin Phytoalexins as Potential Biopesticides in Combating Foliar Diseases in Zea mays
Second Place
Jacob Mclaughlin
Eberly College of Science
Functionalization of MoS2 with Magnetic Molecules
Third Place
Madeline Nyblade
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Numerical Modeling of the Agricultural-Hydrologic System in Punjab, India
Social and Behavioral Sciences
First Place
Megan Cichocki
College of the Liberal Arts
Territorial Control and Group Goals: Why Violent Non-state Actors are Lethal
Second Place
Jordan Gibby
College of Health and Human Development
Couple and Family Leisure Time and Adolescent Well-being in India Couple and Family Leisure Time and Adolescent Well-being in India
Third Place
Kelsey Bailey
College of the Liberal Arts
The Effects of Mutual Friendships on Romantic Relationship Outcomes
Phi Kappa Phi Peter T. Luckie Award for Excellence in Research by a Junior
Health and Life Sciences
Lianna Wodzicki
College of Agricultural Sciences
How Does Auxin Signaling Affect Vat Mediated Aphid Resistance?
Humanities and Social Sciences
Yage Zhang
College of Arts and Architecture & College of the Liberal Arts
Niccolo Fazio
Smeal College of Business & College of the Liberal Arts
Shannon Aitcheson
College of the Liberal Arts
Olivia McMahon
College of the Liberal Arts
Viewing and Transmission of Antibiotic Stewardship Messages
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Sumit Pareek
College of Engineering
Pathways to Impact at Scale for Malaria Prevention: Using the Built Environment as a Global Health Strategy
University Libraries Award for Information Literacy
John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Information Literacy Award Grand Prize
Olivia Runk
College of Nursing
Exploring the Relationship Between Personality and Subjective Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults Without Dementia
First Place
Courtney Heidle
College of Health and Human Development
Can an Existing Theory be Adapted to Better Predict Infant Feeding Information Seeking Behaviors of Parents?
Second Place
Jordan Gibby
College of Health and Human Development
Couple and Family Leisure Time and Adolescent Well-being in India Couple and Family Leisure Time and Adolescent Well-being in India
Third Place
Sumit Pareek
College of Engineering
Pathways to Impact at Scale for Malaria Prevention: Using the Built Environment as a Global Health Strategy
Honorable Mention
Elizbeth Hopta
College of the Liberal Arts
The Imperfect Minority: Asian Americans at the San Francisco State Strike
Alison Roby
College of Engineering
The Acute Functional Connectivity Changes in the Rat Brain Following Nicotine Administration
Madeline Nyblade
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Numerical Modeling of the Agricultural-Hydrologic System in Punjab, India
Joshua Riley
College of Engineering
Impact of Shear Rate on Von Willebrand Factor Unfolding
Emily Hentz Leister
College of Health and Human Development
Breaking Down the Barriers of Bike Shares: An examination of Bike Share Operations
2017 Erickson Discovery Grant Recipients
Funded through the Office of Undergraduate Education and support from Colleges.
Mason Albright
College of Engineering
Application of the Hybrid Monte Carlo Algorithm in Nuclear Physics
Divyashree Avnoor
Eberly College of Science
3D Printing Connections with Woven Light: Design of a Solar Fiber Tension Structure Shade Prototype Using Fiber Optic Strands
Alec Baker
Penn State DuBois
Timing and Impact of Habitat Type on Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) Corn Crop Damage
Benjamin Black
College of the Liberal Arts
Conflict Incidents in the South China Sea
Josef Blaszkiewicz
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of the metabolic role of an NAD+ biosynthesis pathway in the embryonic development of multicellular organisms
Eva Bonta
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Gastronomic Tourism in Mezcala, Mexico
Gregory Busey
Eberly College of Science
A model for voltage sensor modulation of Elk1 potassium channels
Sean Clees
College of Engineering
Characterization of Vortex Breakdown in Swirling Jets
Abigail Cosgrove
College of the Liberal Arts
Do monolingual children in Central Pennsylvania show similar or different patterns of foreign-accented speech comprehension as adult monolinguals living in this area?
Brandon Davis
College of Engineering
Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticle/hydrogel composites for protein delivery
Patrick Dolan
College of Agricultural Sciences
Cacao Cultivar Impact on Lipid Content and Composition
Cadie Dunlap
Penn State Berks
Effects of Ethanol and its Response on MCF-7 Cells in Relation to Estrogenic Effects
Austin Fruin
Penn State Berks
The role of Chmp1 in Polyamine Transport and Metabolism
Nick Garner
Penn State Behrend
A study on the effect of heat-treated sections of mild steel tube during high speed uniaxial dynamic crash testing
Julia Gray
College of the Liberal Arts
Artistic Expression and Feminist Resistance in Brazil
Alex Grigas
Eberly College of Science, College of the Liberal Arts
Bilayer Formation on Protocells
Rebecca Guth
Eberly College of Science
Non-enzymatic RNA polymerization in coacervates
Tice Harkins
Eberly College of Science
Investigating Thrombosis In Vitro using Micro-PIV
Carissa Heine
College of Health and Human Development
Finding Positive Deviants for Vitamin and Mineral Status in Reproductive-Age Ghanaian Women Living in a Low-Income Setting
Jennifer Heppner
College of Agriculture Sciences
Effects of maternal stress in offspring performance speed in the Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
Morgan Herold
College of Agricultural Sciences
The Effects of Selenoproteins on Gut Epithelial Barrier Integrity
Nicole Hessler
Penn State Berks
iMovie Literacy Study
Isabel Hunsberger
Eberly College of Science
The Search For Resistant Mutants of KKL-896 in Bacteria
David Kauffman
College of Engineering
Investigation of polymer microneedles in the treatment of autoimmune disease
Wasi Khatri
Eberly College of Science
Studying Differential Interactions between Pollen S-Locus F-Box Proteins and Pistil S-RNases Involved in Self/Non-Self Recognition
Jivtesh Khurana
College of Engineering
Active-Z Printing, A New Way to Improve 3D Printed Part Strength
Amogh Kiran
Eberly College of Science
The Effects of Breaking Spectrin Network via Tobacco Etch Virus Protease on Heart and Fight Muscle in Drosophila
Mark Klemencic
College of the Liberal Arts and Eberly College of Science
Dig a Little Deeper: Primary Literature as a Potential Enhancer of Undergraduate Psychology Education
Caitlin Komm
Eberly College of Science
Genomic Instability and DNA Damage in Transdifferentiated Neurons
Nicholas Kremp
Penn State Worthington Scranton
22 Year Release from Deer Browsing in Forest Herbs and Trees
Rachel Lamb
Eberly College of Science
The effects of competition on defense of an invasive thistle species
Jason Lehrer
Penn State Berks
The Development of a Sustainable Technology for 3D Printing
William Lieb
Eberly College of Science
Investigating Enhanced Cognitive Performance in Migratory Birds
Sarah Lorish
Penn State Berks
Under Fire
Jenna Mandel
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of Neuronal Survival after Simultaneous Dendrite and Axon Injury in Drosophila
Sanjana Marikunte
Eberly College of Science
Investigating the Role of the Cytohesin-2/ARNO Coiled-Coil Domain in Epithelial Cell Migration
Mckayla Mawn
Eberly College of Science
Understanding the Reciprocal Relationship Between Interpersonal Behaviors and Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
James Mckenna
Penn State Worthington Scranton
Predicting Opiate Abstinence: The Role of Social Support and Mental Health in Opiate Addiction Recovery
Jonathan Mercier
Penn State Berks
Examining Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein as a Negative Regulator of Alcohol’s Effects in the MCF-7 Cancer Cell Line
Carley Miller
Eberly College of Science
Genetic and Age Contributions to Nicotine Sensitivity in Mice
Christian Morris
Eberly College of Science
Determining Brain Regions Underlying an antidepressant-like Phenotype in Mice
Aleia Mouchref
Eberly College of Science
Investigating trait diversity among Vibrio fischeri symbionts within the squid light organ
Andrew Murtha
Eberly College of Science
Communication Between Vibrio fischeri Populations within the Squid Light Organ
Jeremy Myslowski
College of Engineering
Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry for Quantifying the Flow and Cellular Interactions Between Blood and Nanoparticle-Programmed Biomaterials
Alexandra Nader
Eberly College of Science
Role of Selenium in the Enzymatic Pathways and Phagocytic Functions of Inflamed Macrophages
Sophia Najjar
College of Arts and Architecture / Earth and Mineral Sciences
Chairs of Aleppo
Uyen Nguyen
Eberly College of Science
Determining the structure of HelD, a novel binding partner of Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase
Richard Novak
College of Agricultural Sciences
A Comparison of Macro-Invertebrate Communities Among Vernal Pools with Different Fire Histories
Madeline Nyblade
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Numerical Modeling of the Agricultural-Hydrologic System in Punjab, India
Kale Odhner
Penn State Berks
Research and Design of a Class 3 Rocket
Andrew Oneglia
College of Health and Human Development
The Impact of Estrogen vs Energy Status on Bone Balance and Bone Turnover Rate in Young Exercising Women
Colin Paulauskas
College of Engineering
Ice Accretion Rates from Multi-Phase Icing Tunnel
Nicholas Pietra
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Frustrated Lewis Pairs: A New Approach to Pollution Control
Evan Plumridge
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Heavy Metals: Concentrations in Peru and Alaska
Gregory Reilly
Eberly College of Science
Examination of Protein-Protein Interaction of GRASP and its Impact on Cell Motility
Katlyn Reynolds
Penn State Worthington Scranton
Turning Points in Relationships between Chronically Ill Cancer Patients and Informal Caregivers
Joshua Riley
College of Engineering
Impact of Shear Rate on von Willebrand Factor Unfolding
Elizabeth Roach
College of Engineering
Using a Point of Care Biosensors to Determine the Pathogen Responsible for respective UTIs
Amelia Rogus
College of Agricultural Sciences
NR5A2 to the Rescue? Examining the Roles and Regulation of NR5A2 in Corpus Luteum Rescue
Pratiti Roy
Eberly College of Science
Mechanisms underlying the effects of edible mushrooms on gastrointestinal health
Taryn Ryan
Eberly College of Science
ClpP Inhibition by 5-hydroxy-8-nitroquinoline
Gina Sarkawi
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Effectiveness of a handheld x-ray fluorescence analyzer on tephra from Afar, Ethiopia
Kyle Sherbine
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Microbial Metabolism and Composition of Proglacial Stream Supported by the Auseangate Glacier in the Peruvian Andes
Sophia Spivey
College of Arts and Architecture
Peacock Pie: Preparation and Performance of a New Vocal Work
Kristen Sprayberry
College of Agricultural Sciences
Determining effects of short-term and evolutionary stress on cell-mediated immune function
William Su
College of Engineering
Development of a new class of citrate-based biomaterials and its 3D printing application in tissue engineering
Aubrey Tallon
College of Health and Human Development
Pence and Sensuality: Use of erotic capital among all genders of Renaissance Faire performers for monetary and promotional gain
Mila Tamminga
Eberly College of Science
Effects of calcium on microtubule activity after explosive axon injury in Drosophila
Ross Tedesco
Penn State Altoona
The Conceptualization of Physics Theories Through Art Mediums
Wenxin Tong
College of Engineering
Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Wearable Sensing Textiles
Trevor Tranchina
Penn State York
Elucidation of the SHRM Protein Interactome Utilizing Yeast Two Hybrid Screening
Corrina Tucker
Penn State Behrend
Penn State Behrend Hammermill Archive Encoding
Jacqueline Tucker
College of Engineering
Sensory and Motor Performance in ADHD Participants
Ana Turosky
College of Agricultural Sciences
Does glyphosate affect beneficial soil microbes?
Mi Tzou
College of the Liberal Arts
Fighting against Dictatorship: Taiwanese International Students in the U.S. (1980)
Mark Van Horn
College of the Liberal Arts
Investigation of the Phoenician Iron Industry of Tel Akko, Israel
Ziyuhan Wang
College of Engineering
Moringa Oleifera Seed Modified Sand Filter for Pathogen Removal
Zachary Weagly
Penn State Berks
Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Microbial Population in the Tulpehocken Creek
Cheyenne Wene
Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Role of MAPK on REDD1-Mediated Insulin Action
Anna Whitaker
College of Earth and Mineral Science
The Ordovician Seas of Central Pennsylvania: Analyzing Environmental Affinities and Distribution of Fossil Taxa in the Taconic Foreland Basin
Aliza Winneg
College of the Liberal Arts
Using bilingualism as a tool to study recognition memory for grammar and meaning
Daniel Winstead
Eberly College of Science
Host specificity and symbiont interspecies competition within the Symbiodinium – Cassiopea mutualistic system
Zhenyuan Yuan
College of Engineering, Eberly College of Science
Machine Learning-enabled Real-time Control of Autonomous Vehicles
2016 Erickson Discovery Grant Recipients
Funded through the Office of Undergraduate Education and support from Colleges.
Alexandra Alfonso Castro
Penn State Erie
Constructing Variants of Human Serum Albumin Reconstituted with Heme and Testing for Nitrite Reductase Activity
Ricardo Braga Nogueira Branco
College of Engineering
Plasma Shielding for Micrometeoroid Protection on Spacecraft
Stephanie Brown
Eberly College of Science
Direct Measurement of Gravity on Antihydrogen Atoms
Natalie Cope
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Creating Guidelines for Visualizations in a Mobile Environment
Jennifer Curtis
Eberly College of Science
Selenoprotein Effect on Francisella Infection and Replication in Macrophage Cells
Katherine Dent
College of Health and Human Development
Fluctuating Neural States in Face Processing- Predicting Who They Are vs. How They Feel
Aviva Doery
College of the Liberal Arts
The Lives of Women in the Berlin LGBT Community Before and During the Holocaust: 1933-1945
Lina Duiker
College of the Liberal Arts
The Effect of Formal Education on Palenquero Heritage Speakers
Adam Fenton
Eberly College of Science
Identifying the Molecular Mechanism of Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency, An Inborn Error of Purine Metabolism
Andrea Frank
College of the Liberal Arts
The Role of Global Processing in Perceived Attractiveness
Mark Frederick
College of Engineering
Investigation of Instability Suppression in Low-Emission Combustors
Jordan Gibby
College of Health and Human Development
Quality of Interparental Interactions and Adolescent Well-being in India: A Family Systems Perspective
Caroline Gooch
College of the Liberal Arts
Predictors of Suicidality in Outpatients with Childhood Trauma History: Does Context Matter?
Steven Griffin
Eberly College of Science
Determining Regulatory Proteins of the P25 Transcript in Plasmodium Yoelii
Alyssa Gurklis
College of Agricultural Sciences
Examining the Role of Arts Spaces in Fostering Democracy
Joseph Hall
College of Engineering
Surface Display Biocatalyst Enzyme for Waste Water Decontamination
Timothy Hay
College of the Liberal Arts
New Approaches to Understanding Old Landscapes
Hayly Hoch
College of Agricultural Sciences
Implementing an Integrated Pest Management Outline for the Student Farm's Sustainable Agroecosystem
Nicholas Hugo
College of Agricultural Sciences
Invasive Species Abundance in Hartley Wood Over Time
Nicole Hume
College of Agricultural Sciences
Influence of the Gut Microbiota on Inflammation-promoting Ceramide Synthesis
Haley Janowitz
Eberly College of Science
Elucidation of the Metabolic Function of Adenylosuccinate lyase in Oogenesis and Reproductive Development
Morgan Kauffman
College of Arts and Architecture
Performance in the Digital Age: A Study of the Physical Effects of Digital Archiving
Matthew Keebaugh
Eberly College of Science
Functional Study of S-Locus F-Box Proteins in Self-Incompatibility in Petunia
Joshua Kessler
College of Engineering
Pulsatile Assessment of the FDA Benchmark Model for Simulation Validation
Samantha Kirk
College of Engineering
Development and Characterization of Citrate/Xylitol Biodegradable Composites for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
Zachary Klueber
College of Engineering
Spatial and Temporal Variations of Soil Hydraulic Functions in Warm Conditions
Ben Kupp
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of the Impacts of Substrate Properties on 2D Materials
Paige Laughlin
Eberly College of Science
The Investigation of Antibiotic Resistance to Beta-Lactam Antibiotic meropenem
Cody Lebo
College of Engineering
Hierarchical Architecture of 1D-2D systems for High Performance Supercapacitors
Emily Luteran
Eberly College of Science
Investigating the Folding of PreQ1 Riboswitch Classes in Cellular Conditions
Kaylie Maines
College of the Liberal Arts
Make it Do, or Do Without: A Collection of Poems and Folk Memoirs
Eric Moyer
Penn State Abington
The Effect of Aging on Macrophage Phenotype in Spleen and Kidney
Hansa Nawani
Eberly College of Science
Study of the Effects of R-loops and G-quartets on Replication Forks Progression
Luiza Neddermeyer Van Krimpen Lodder
College of the Liberal Arts
The Effect of Words and the Influence of Literature on Western Perceptions of Madness and the Mental Health Establishment
Nolan O'Connor
College of Engineering
Quantifying and Maximizing Greenhouse Water Savings
Tanmay Patel
Eberly College of Science
Characterization of Genes Required by Francisella tularensis for Growth at Cytosolic pH
Alexander Patin
College of Engineering
Leveraging Wearable Technology for Music Therapy Practices with Alzheimer's Disease
Laura Post
Penn State Berks
Distinguishing Between Specialism and Opportunism in the Diet of Herring Gulls: Evolutionary Implications for Waterbird Conservation and Management
Joseph Pry
Penn State Beaver
Energy Efficient Encryption for Mobile Medical Data
Josh Riley
College of Engineering
Understanding Proteolysis of von Willebrand Factor Due to Shear Rate and Presence of ADAMTS13
Katie Ringler
Penn State Berks
Ecological Succession of Colonial Waterbirds
Alison Roby
College of Engineering
Acute and Chronic Neural Changes in Response to Nicotine Administration in Rats
Roger Salguero
Penn State Berks
Attitude Estimation of a Quadcopter using Multiple Range Sensors
Kaitlin Saloky
College of Health and Human Development
Studying the Effects of Shear Stress on Platelet Adhesion in Ventricular Assist Devices
Dorothy Schaadt
College of the Liberal Arts
The Efficiency Of Clause-Final Negation: A Look at Lengua Palenquera
Samantha Seils
Eberly College of Science
Determination of Initial and Acquired Viromes of Free-Ranging Blacklegged Ticks
Erin Servey
College of the Liberal Arts
Disorder: Poems on Mental Illness and Autoimmune Disorders
Alexander Smith
Eberly College of Science
Genome-wide Screen for Induction of Phosphoethanolamine Modifications on Lipopolysaccharide
Michael Spencer
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
High Performance Interdigitated Carbon Nanotube Based Micro-Capacitors
Abagayle Stock
College of the Liberal Arts
Cardiometabolic Risk and Sleep Duration: Should College Students be Concerned?
Cody Stubbs
College of Agricultural Sciences
Perceived Variety and Food Consumption
Rhea Sullivan
Eberly College of Science
Characterizing Autism Spectrum Disorder 16p11.2 Deletion in C. elegans
Jacob Thomas
Eberly College of Science
The Effects of Chronic Variable Social Stress during Adolescence on Adult Ethanol Consumption in Mice
Ray Watkins
College of Engineering
The Production of a Micro-Endoscopes: For Imaging of the Choroid Plexus in the Awake Mouse Brain
Alexis Weaver
College of Health and Human Development
Impact of Age and Vitamin A Supplementation on Thermogenic Factors in a Rat Model of Childhood Obesity Risk
Zhiyu Zhao
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanowires by Metal Substrate Oxidation
2015 Erickson Discovery Grant Recipients
Funded through the Office of Undergraduate Education and support from Colleges.
Edward Badding
Eberly College of Science
Unraveling the Biosynthesis of Dimethyl Indolic Acid, a Key Moiety of the Antibacterial Nosiheptide
Emily Bramel
College of the Liberal Arts
Quantifying the Phenotypic Effects of Genes Associated with Hair Form and Pigment
Ian Campbell
Penn State Erie
Optimizing the Stability and Fluorescence of "Bubble" DNA Templated Silver Nanoclusters
Sarah Chang
Eberly College of Science
Investigating the Role of Mitochondrial sirtuins in Oxidative Stress Response
URee Chon
Eberly College of Science
Determining X-ray Crystal Structure of Gram Positive Bacteria Bacillus subtilis for Antibiotic Advancement
Jacob Cipar
College of Earth and Mineral Science
The Origin of Intermediate Lavas at Hasandag Stratovolcano: A Geochemical Analysis
Alexandra Close
College of Health and Human Development
Do Maternal Maladaptive Eating Behaviors Relate to the Development of Overeating and Obesity Development in Children?
Daniel Doleiden
Penn State Erie
Mathematical Modeling of Electrode Performance in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Evan Donkus
Penn State Berks
SwimFly Robot: Design and Development of Water Swimming and Aerial Flying Ornithopter
Alexander Driban
College of Engineering
Interactions of the MLL Mixed Lineage Leukemia Chromatin Enzyme and Its Nucleosome Substrate
Jennifer Dumel
Penn State Altoona
Harvesting Low Grade Waste Heat into Electrical Energy Using Carbon Nanotube Based Thermoelectric Device
Katrina Eckel
College of the Liberal Arts
An English Governess in the Great War: The Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp
Declan Evans
Eberly College of Science
Biophysical Characterization of the Medipal Domain of TRPB
Chelsea Eyer
College of Earth and Mineral Science
Mineralogy of Icelandic Hyaloclastites
Angela Gettemy
Eberly College of Science
Enhancing the Energy Performance of Carbon Based Flexible Supercapacitor using Quinone Modified Lignin
Vivek Gohil
Eberly College of Science
Designing Misfolding Protein Simulations
Philip Graybill
College of Engineering
Exploring Novel Methods for Intracranial Pressure Measurement
Justin Griffith
Eberly College of Science
Ecology of Emerging Infectious Disease in Peromyscus leucopus
Marissa Guarriello
College of Arts and Architecture
The Third Reich Suppression of Musical Culture as Shown Through the Compositional Output of Hans Gal
Terry Hafer
Eberly College of Science
Identification of Proteins Involved in Dendritic Regeneration Mechanisms of Drosophila melanogaster
Kristen Hagenah
College of Engineering
Predicting Thrombus Age by Imaging and Studying Blood Clots with Ghost Cells
Kyle Hilliard
College of Agricultural Sciences
Testing the Evolutionary Connection Between Seminal Coagulation Genes and Intensity of Mating Competition
Madeline Iffert
College of the Liberal Arts
Do Cognates Facilitate the Processing of a Codeswitched Sentence?
Jingyi Jiang
Eberly College of Science
Behavior, Neurological, and Morphological Deficits in PV-interneuron Specific CTNNB1 Knockout
Ryan Kalkbrenner
College of Health and Human Development
Determinants of Force Generation During Rapid Plantarflexion in Sprinters
Shriya Kane
Penn State Harrisburg
Transcriptomics Analysis of the Effect of Cold and Salt Stressed Camelina sativa
Michelle Kilmer
Eberly College of Science
Impact of Rcs Phosphorelay for E. coli Cells That Show Increased Resistance Against Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Do Young Kim
College of Engineering
Identification and Quantification of Factors Affecting the Spheroid Size in 3D Cell Structure
Tim Kunz
Eberly College of Science
Visualizing and Understanding Chromatin Interactions Using Self Organizing Maps
Harvey Li
College of Engineering
Inducing Chondrogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Paige Lynch
College of the Liberal Arts
An Examination of Children's Roles in the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age of Eastern Spain
Yuezhou Lyu
Eberly College of Science
Edge Transport of Photons in a Lieb Lattice
Benjamin Mathews
College of Engineering
Impact of Swirl Flow Fluctuations and Flame Oscillations on Combustor Cooling Effectiveness
Vivianne Mazzocco
College of the Liberal Arts
Tempo of Prenatal Cranial Development
Christopher Miller
College of Engineering
Low-Cost Autonomous Wheelchair Localization and Integration of Human and Brain-Computer Interface Methods
Juan Mogoginta
College of Agricultural Sciences
Anti-inflammatory Activity of Tempeh in a Model of Colon Cancer
Benjamin Nason
College of Agricultural Sciences
Effects of Light and Manganese Toxicity in A. thaliana Tissues
Sara Orr
College of Engineering
The Development of Electrospun Biodegradable Meshes for Hernia Repair
Kayla Paulosky
College of Agricultural Sciences
Determining the Role of the Branched Chain Keto-acid Dehydrogenase (BCKDH) in P. falciparum
Emily Pearlman
College of Health and Human Development
Does Infant Activity Level Predict Rapid Weight Gain?
Gretchen Perhamus
College of the Liberal Arts
PTSD and Postpartum Depression in the NICU: Prevalence and Contributing Factors
Emily Pia
College of Health and Human Development
The Influence of Deceptive Front-of-Package Health Claims on Parental Food Purchasing Patterns
Alexandra Riehl
College of Agricultural Sciences
Mother Knows Best: Understanding the Mechanisms of How Maternal Stress Influences Offspring Phenotype in Eastern Fence Lizards (Sceloporus undulatus)
Erin Sacksteder
College of the Liberal Arts
Disrupted Eye-Gaze Following: An Endophenotype of Autism
Kimberly Schmid
College of Earth and Mineral Science
Recognition and Importance of Relict Periglacial Pingo Scars as Biodiversity Hotspots and Headwater Recharge Zones in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province, Pennsylvania
Daniel Schultz
College of Engineering
Assessing the Temporal Inequality of Nutrient Loads to the Chesapeake Bay
Ryan Shaner
College of Agricultural Sciences
Examining the Physiological Effects of Dicistroviridae and Iflaviridae Viruses on Apis mellifera
Timothy Sullivan
College of the Liberal Arts
The Influence of Emotion Inexpression and PTSD on Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration
John Swab
College of Earth and Mineral Science
After the Fire: Examining the Reemergence of the Business District in Early 20th Century Baltimore and San Francisco
Mark Travor
Eberly College of Science
PP2A Cytoskeletal Interactions in Drosophila
Erin Vrana
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of Gene Regulation During Malaria Transmission
Anna Wing
Eberly College of Science
The Role of Transcription-coupled DNA Repair Proteins in mRNA Degradation
Megan Wisniewski
College of the Liberal Arts
The Effects of Household Structure on Educational Attainment in Ghana
Jacob Wisser
Eberly College of Science
Growth and Characterization of Thin Film Thermoelectric Superlattices
Rachel Wolfe
College of Engineering
The Effects of a Fiber Matrix on Adherens Junctions and Localization of β-Catenin
Hang Yang
College of Engineering
Vehicle Road Departure Detection and Trajectory Recovery
Stephen Zimmerer
College of Arts and Architecture
Architecture and Ecologies of Urban Trees
2014 Erickson Discovery Grant Recipients
Funded through the Office of Undergraduate Education and support from Colleges.
Matthew Adams
Eberly College of Science
Anastomosis Development in Mice After Vibrissa Somatosensory Deprivation
Dylan Barbera
Eberly College of Science
Control of Dendrite Polarity by a Heterotrimeric G-Protein
Marta Beczek
College of the Liberal Arts
Effects of Non-Traditional Sources of Media in Spain
Robyn Jael Behar
College of the Liberal Arts
Strategic Analysis: The Impact of Female Integration on Regional Stability in the Middle East
Mikayla Borusiewicz
Eberly College of Science
Do Individuals with Autistic Traits See People Differently?
Joshua Bram
Eberly College of Science
Determining the Competitive Ability of Drug-Resistant Parasites
William Chase
Eberly College of Science
A Computational Approach to Understanding Expansin Structure and Function
Tracie Cobb Irvin
Penn State Altoona
Are Environmental Stressors and Their Effects on Hippocampal Characteristics Heritable?
Joanne Collins
Eberly College of Science
Growing Up Quick: A Behavioral Analysis of Newly Emerged Ants
Kenya Crawford
College of Health and Human Development
The Implications of Early Family Experiences for Young Adult Romantic Relationship Quality
Robert Custer
Penn State Erie
Spectroelectrochemistry of Iron Porphrynins for Gasotransmitter Detection
Melinda Dennis
College of Health and Human Development
Interaction of Lexically Similar Languages: Do Palenquero-Spanish Bilinguals Code-Switch?
Jules Dupont
College of Inofrmation Sciences and Technology
Abusive User Analytics: Identifying and Monitoring Deviant Users
Brooke Durham
College of the Liberal Arts
Expressions of Identity and Postcolonial Commentary in the Writings of Ken Bugul and
Mariama Bâ
Shannon Francis
College of the Liberal Arts
English After the Conquest: Peterborough, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and the Place of English in Anglo-Norman England
Nicholas Frazzette
College of Engineering
Synthesis of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles as a Drug Delivery System
Geoffrey Gao
Eberly College of Science
The Role of the Rcs Phosphorelay in the Development of Antibiotic Resistance
Ummekulsoom Ghadai
College of the Liberal Arts
Sarojini Naidu – How a Woman Indo-Anglian Writer Reformed Literature and Activism
Adison Godfrey
College of the Liberal Arts
Benjamin Franklin and the Culture of Friendship
Virginia Gonzalez
College of Engineering
Nanoparticle Mediated Drug to Target Circulating Breast Cancer Cells
Stephanie Gruver
College of the Liberal Arts
Proyecto Arqueológico Tlajinga Teotihuacán
Mustafa Hammudi
Eberly College of Science
Analysis of Cellulose Synthase Expression Along the Arabidopsis Stem
Shelby Harkless
College of Agricultural Sciences
A Study to Examine the Stress Levels of Urocitellus Parryii During a Reintroduction into Extirpated Sites in Southwest Yukon
Ryan Henrici
Eberly College of Science
Crystallization of a Gene Regulation Enzyme/Nucleosome Complex
Divya Hosangadi
Eberly College of Science
Target Identification of trans-Translation Inhibitor A7
Kosho Hoshitsuki
Penn State Berks
Adaptive Flocking in 3D
Ciara Hovis
Eberly College of Science
Parsing Propagule Pressure: The Effects of Multiple Aspects of Propagule Pressure on the Success of an Invasive Species
Kira Hydock
College of Agricultural Sciences
Culture and Animal Husbandry Cultural Constraints of Goat Production and Management Among the People of the Muhanga District of Rwanda
Kevin Jansen
Eberly College of Science
Contact Angle Analysis of Acid-Treated Clay Mineral Samples
Zak Khayat
College of Earth and Mineral Science
Characterization and Growth of Epitaxial Functional Oxide Films for Electronic Applications
Michelle Lai
Eberly College of Science
How Does Host Nutritional Status Impact the Drug Resistance Phenotype of P. chabaudi Parasites?
Ting Yi Lai
Eberly College of Science
Studies Toward Nonmetal-Catalyzed O-H and N-H Transfer Reactions
Deborah Lee
College of Engineering
Site Inhibition of Thrombin Using Anti-Thrombin Aptamers
Daniel Magerman
College of the Liberal Arts
Palenque and It’s Neighbors: Languages and Attitudes
Cydnei Mallory
College of Arts and Architecture
Digital Technologies in the Foundry Process
Alexandra Manbeck
College of the Liberal Arts
Applying Mental Brakes: An fMRI Investigation of Prepotent Motor Response Suppression
Brian McKellar
College of Engineering
An Integrated MEMS Device for Cancer Cell Culture and Manipulation
Jacob Moore
Penn State York
Identification of Growth-Regulatory Genes During Germination and Early Embryogenesis of Solanum lycopersicum
Darian Nocera
College of Engineering
Conducting Polymer Films with Gradients of Biomolecule for Cell Growth Studies
Alexandra Perry
Eberly College of Science
Investigation of a Novel Quorum-Sensing Regulator in Vibrio fischeri
Megan Radyk
Eberly College of Science
The Effects of Spectrin Mutations on Terminal Web Biology in Drosophila
Christopher Rae
Eberly College of Science
Novel Antibiotic Development: trans-Translation Inhibition in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Haley Randolph
Eberly College of Science
Molecular Evolutionary Genetics of Chromosomal Breakpoints
Josh Rice
College of Agricultural Sciences
Defining the Master Regulator of Sexual Stage Differentiation in Malaria Parasites
Ben Rosenwasser
Eberly College of Science
The Nature of Galaxies: Probing the Unseen Universe
Benjamin Rowles
College of the Liberal Arts
Troll Bridge: Hub for Information on Internet Trolling
Zenas Michael Savage
Penn State Berks
Computational Analysis of Learning Transference Between the Dominant and Non Dominant Hand in a Virtual Shuffleboard Game
Britta Schumacher
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods: Climate Change at the Interface of Parks and People
Christopher Sharkey
College of Agricultural Sciences
Applications of Bioinformatics to Identify Structure Based G-Rich Quadruplexs in Herpes Simplex Virus Genome
Kevin Shebek
College of Engineering
Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of the Antimicrobial peptide MOCP
Mary Beth Spang
College of the Liberal Arts
Individual and Group Differences in the Production of Lengua Palenquera
Bryn Spielvogel
College of the Liberal Arts
Sugar-Coated Racism: When Fondness for Stereotypic Activities Masks Discrimination
Shelby Stigers
Penn State Altoona
Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Using Boron-Carbon Nanotube
Matthew Swatski
College of Engineering
Investigation Into Epigenetic Changes in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Caused by Biophysical Factors
Karissa Thal
Eberly College of Science
Pediatric Pharmacometabolomics of Valproic Acid
Colin Tkatch
College of Engineering
In Vitro MRI Visualization of Thrombosis at Varying Reynolds Numbers
Liana Trigg
Eberly College of Science
Evolution of the Axon Initial Segment: Looking for Axon Diffusional Barriers in Cnidarians
Carl Udren
EMS
Direct Growth of Graphene on Glass Using Novel Microwave Processing
Gage Walters
College of Engineering
LIDAR Sensing of Water Waves and Fluid Surfaces
Nathan Wasilko
Eberly College of Science
Impact of fliY Regulation on Colonization of the Squid Light Organ by Vibrio fischeri